When I think about mixing a multi-track arrangement, I like to use the analogy…of a busy multilane freeway.…The tracks are like the lanes.…In the song we will mix in this video, we have 22 tracks and when we mix, these…lanes have to merge into two, the left and right outputs of our stereo mix.…It's our job, as the Mixing Engineer, to direct this traffic.…It's not an easy task.…Things we need to watch out for are bottlenecking due to competing levels…and competing frequencies, and we have to do this all in a way that sounds like music.…Luckily, with Logic, we don't have to do this alone.…

We have some indispensable tools at our disposal to help direct sonic traffic.…Here is a song we are going to mix.…It's called Nathaniel. It has 22 tracks.…Let's take a look at the Mix window, Command+2.…You can see it's got a lot of tracks in it.…I like to break up the mixing process into five distinct modes of operation, not…necessarily done in this order.…We have Volume level, Panning, Processing tools, Automation, and Effects.…

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3/9/2010

In Logic Pro 9 Essential Training, Scott Hirsch explains how to harness the power and flexibility of Logic Pro, Apple’s popular songwriting software, to record, edit, and mix music. The course includes instruction on how to compose in Logic Pro, and spend more time being creative and less time dealing with technical uncertainties. Scott focuses on setting up a workspace, recording with both live performers and digital instruments, editing and arranging, and mixing and mastering a composition. Exercise files accompany the course.